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Energy Efficiency Market Report: Slow transition for lighting credits

Thu, 2017-10-05 08:37
Spot market jumps to highest levels since May as staged transition unveiled to changes in credits for lighting upgrades.
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AECOM powers up with three senior hires

Thu, 2017-10-05 08:29
AECOM Australia & New Zealand has made three key appointments to its growing power industry team.
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Impact plans second solar investment fund as Williamsdale opens

Thu, 2017-10-05 08:02
Impact officially opens Williamsdale solar farm in ACT, and puts together portfolio of solar assets in NSW, Victoria and Queensland for a second solar investment fund.
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ARENA, CEFC back plan to recycle EV-batteries for household storage

Wed, 2017-10-04 13:01
A Melbourne company that has found a way to recycle EV batteries for use in household and grid-scale storage gets some money from Turnbull's innovation fund.
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Investec Australia supports Australian green energy sector

Wed, 2017-10-04 12:52
Investec Australia Limited’s Infrastructure Finance & Investment team has added to its local funding of green energy by helping a UK developer of solar projects expand in Australia.
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Australian household electricity prices may be 25% higher than official reports

Wed, 2017-10-04 12:49
The IEA may be underestimating Australian household energy bills by 25% because of a lack of accurate data from the federal government.
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Renewable energy markets un-moved by bizarre push for coal

Wed, 2017-10-04 12:26
Once upon a time political divisions on energy policy would have had a significant impact on the renewable energy market. This time, however, it has been largely ignored.
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Utilities scramble to catch up with stunning fall in renewable energy costs

Wed, 2017-10-04 12:21
While it may take decades yet for renewables to become the dominant form of generation globally, their presence today is permanent, economically rational and their advance inevitable.
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Tritium boosts EV charger production seven-fold at Brisbane plant

Wed, 2017-10-04 12:07
Tritium unveiled new facility that will lift manufacturing of EV charging stations 7-fold, while QLD government unveils its long term EV strategy.
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Greens push 20GW energy storage target to shift debate from baseload

Wed, 2017-10-04 11:27
Greens unveil plan for 20GW of energy storage by 2030, providing incentives for storage at household and grid level, and try to move the energy debate beyond the limited scope of baseload vs renewables.
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Trump gives Turnbull blueprint to defend coal and “fight the future”

Tue, 2017-10-03 13:42
He may already had one, but prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has just been given a blueprint by the Trump administration on how to protect dirty "baseload" coal, and extend his fight against the energy future.
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Australia’s New Energy Solar completes US$62.5 million private placement.

Tue, 2017-10-03 13:04
New Energy Solar Fund and New Energy Solar Limited are pleased to announce the financial close of an issue of US$62.5 million of senior secured 24-year amortising notes in the US private placement market.
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Tesla post record deliveries, but Model 3 production not yet jumping

Tue, 2017-10-03 12:51
Q3 was Tesla’s best quarter ever for deliveries but Model 3 deliveries were lower than anticipated, due to production restraints.
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CEFC provides $98.5m debt finance to Victoria solar farm

Tue, 2017-10-03 12:49
CEFC to provide all debt finance for Victoria's largest solar farm to "accelerate" project.
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Know your NEM: Gas deal underlines attraction of renewables

Tue, 2017-10-03 12:31
Origin gas deal underlines one of the main advantages of renewables: they provide security against rising fossil fuel prices.
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The Pears Report: Only asset write downs will fix network costs

Tue, 2017-10-03 11:33
Only asset write-downs will fix soaring prices, but policymakers and governments seem reluctant to unravel this welfare scheme for powerful incumbents.
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Graph of the Day: How wind energy trumped Liddell in September

Tue, 2017-10-03 11:28
Australia wind farms enjoy record output in September, with average capacity factor of 49.5% - significantly more than the Liddell coal generator.
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Brisbane Airport to be world leader for biojet fuel

Tue, 2017-10-03 11:01
Brisbane is set to become one of a handful of hubs around the world for sustainable aviation fuel.
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Tech Mahindra and Power Ledger unite to unleash the power of MaaS

Tue, 2017-10-03 10:07
Technology trials in Microgrid-as-a-Service aimed to impact the urban population in India.
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The Pears Report: Energy pricing demands a response

Mon, 2017-10-02 11:17
When energy assets were being sold off, many politicians thought that people would blame the industry for any problems, not governments. Sorry guys. Everyone knows you write the rules and supposedly enforce them.
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